Deposit receptacle



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I DEPOSIT RECEPTACLE Filed May 5, 1934 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 4K. W M W Patented Oct. 15, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFE 4 Claims.

This invention relates to protective chamber especially for valuables.

This inventionhasutility when incorporated in cash. drawers withfeatures for and against releasethereofr Referring to the drawings: Fig. 1 is a front view, with parts broken away,

of an embodiment of the invention as a pedestal for a cash register or as a desk to be located on top of a counteror support;

Fig. 2. is a fragmentary view from the right of the device of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view showing a mounting. for the housing as depending from a deck or under-side of a counter;

Fig. 4 is a detail view showing the mounting as for on a counter;

Fig. 5 is a section on the line VV, Fig. 1; Fig. 6 is a detail view from within looking at 2c" the lock and re-locker for the closure below the drawer;

Fig. 7 is a section on the line VII--VII, Fig. 5; Fig. 8 is a section on the line VIII-VIII, Fig. 7; Fig. 9 is a wiring diagram of the disclosure 25. herein for alternating current; and

Fig. 10 is a wiring diagram of the controls hereunder as adapted for direct current.

Counter 1 may have upwardly therethrough bolts 2 with nuts 3 thereon effective in engaging bottom 4 of housing having rear wall 5, side walls 6, 1, and top or deck 8. This housing is shown with front 9 having upper opening l0 and lower opening H. In this upper opening I0 is drawer having front l2. Adjacent this front opening I0 the housing is provided with channels l3 weld anchored with the weld assembled housing. These channels I3 have mounted thereon upper rollers I4 and lower pair of rollers 15 effective to embrace rails l6 upon oppositesid-es' of drawer I1 extending from thedrawer front l2. drawer is shown as provided wtih coin compartments l8 in the forward portion, miscelleaneous receptacle t9, and bill receptacles 2fl'rearward from the coin receptacles l8. These bill receptacles may have weights 2| mounted by links 22 effective to hold the paper money against shifting upward as the drawer is thrust outward. This drawer IT has rear wall 23 mounting clip 24 in holding compression spring 25 in register with 50 socket 26 fixed by bracket 21 with the rear wall 5 of the housing. This spring 25 is normally effective as a kick out for thrusting the drawer into opening position. The rails I6 extend rearwardly to abut the rear wall 5 in bringing the 55 drawer front l2 into proper position in the open- Thising. I0. At the outward thrust of the drawer depending lug. 28 (Fig. 7) strikes lug 29 fixed with the housing precluding thrusting of the drawer clear of the case or housing. If it be desired to remove. the drawer from the housing, slight eleva- 5 tion of. the. front I2, as permitted by the rearwardly spacedi roller I4, clears the lugs 28, 29, and full removal may be had.

In the housing or case below the drawer is located partition 30 spaced by horizontal portion 10 3! from the rear wall 5, thus providing a supplemental forward compartment 32 below the drawer, which forward compartment has at the opening. HT closure plate 33. This closure plate 33 has key locks 34, 35, so that as keys may be 15 separately heldsay by a proprietor or auditorand the. attendant or clerk, each must be present to effect authorized opening of this compartment 32. There is one key for the lock 34: and another key for the lock 35. As: bothkeys are used there 20 may be retraction of bolt 3ft (Figs. 6, 7). This bolt 361s :in. engaging positionat. reinforcement 3'! adjacent the lug 29. This bolt 36 and the looking mechanism from the locks 34 35, has plate 38 shittable at unauthorized attack. In the in- 2 stance anyone should; attempt to force the locks 34, 35, such forcing would cause the plate 33 tohave its lug 39 shift: clear of cross bar 40 anchored with bolts 4l-, each as normally urged upward by compression helical springs 42, an- 30 chored with the respective bolts and engaging against brackets 43 fixed with the closure plate 33. With this lug thusclear of the cross bar 40, the pair of bolts 4| move into locking position in the opening II at the upper side of this plate 5 or front 33, with lugs 44 at the lower side of the plate 33 engaging the reinforcement 45 in the housing or casing. This is an additional locking device having the bolts 41 supplementing the locker having the bolt means 36. opening of this compartment 32 by removal of the closure 33' gives: access to re-set switch 46 on shield 4 Behind this shield 41 is the set of protective electric devices. The drawer H has bottom 48 45 in the central portion provided with depending lugs- 49 mounting therebetween roller 50, normally engaged by catch 51- (Fig. 8).

This-catch 5i: is n'ormally upwardly thrust into engaging position by helical spring 52 coacting with collar 53- and abutting bracket 54 serving as: it guide for this bolt 5|; This bracket 54 is weld mounted on the partition 30; Bolts 55 mount bracket 56 carrying= resistance 57 having core 58 connected by li'n'k 59 to the bolt 5|. As this 55 Authorized resistance 51 is energized, the bolt 5| is retracted against the resistance of the spring 52, thereby allowing the spring means 25 to become eifective and shift the drawer into opening position.

As the drawer is thrust back toward closing position, beveled side 60 of this bolt 5I rides on the roller 50 to retract the bolt against the action of the spring 52 and allow the drawer to be closed with a self-latching action for this bolt or latch as the drawer is in fully closed position. A bracket 30' at one side of the solenoid device 51, 58, and in the compartment 32 has bolts 6I mounting bracket 62 carrying supply current device transformer 63. In the compartment 32 at the opposite side of the bolt withdrawing solenoid, bracket 64 mounts solenoids 65, 66, having respective cores or plungers 61, 68, interconnected by rocker 69 and acted upon by spring .10. .as a holder resistance in effecting snap throw as passing.

solenoid double throw switch device as located in the compartment 32.

The one whose duty is to have authorized access to this drawer may depress push button 11 (Fig. 5) effecting energizing of the resistance 51, thus retracting the bolt so the drawer snaps out of the casing or housing. In the event push button 18 adjacent the push button 11 be the one which is pushed or operated, it is not possible thereafter to operate the bolt or latch 5I from the resistance 51 without access to the re-setting device button 46, which is inaccessible due to the closure 33 serving as a hindrance against unauthorized re-setting. Pushing of this button 18 is efiective as an alarm signal as well as this safety signal against drawer release, and the same end may be served by remote control, say at floor push button or switch 19 (Fig. 1). These push buttons 11, 18, are at the side 1 of the case or housing. At the side 6 of this case or housing,

' there is connection fitting (Fig. 2) for power supply current, connection fitting 8I for alarm outlet as say for district signal service 'such as A. D. T. There is fitting 82, say for conduit 83 extending to the foot switch or remote signal Fitting 84 may be to other alarm signals or remote control devices analogous to that of the foot switch 19, which may be either hand, foot or otherwise controlled.

Power supply lines 85, 86, (Fig. 9) go to the bracket 62, and as lower or difierent voltage for the current may be required from that of the power lines, which current may be taken as 110 volt, 60 cycle. The transformer 63 may be mounted at the bracket 62. In the event it be desired to take line voltage, there may be branch 88 from the line to switch 15, thence by line 89 to the switch 11, thence by line 90 to the resistance 51 and by line 9I to the line 86. From the transformer 63 line 92 extends to the coils 'From the coil 66 extends line 93 to the switch 13, and from such switch 13 extends line 94 to the switch 18. From the switch 18 extends line 95 to the bracket 62 and thence by line 96 back to the transformer 63. This means that with the switch 13 closed, a closing of the switch 18 energizes the coil 66 and throws the switch 13 into open position, precluding energizing of the resistance 51 were one to push the switch 11. From the coil 65 extends line 91 to the switch 14 and 5 from thence extends line 98 to the switch 46. From this switch 46 extends line 99 to block 62, where circuit is completed by line 96 back to the transformer 63. It is thus possible to re-set the switch 13 into closed position only by accessibility tothe compartment 32 by removal of the closure 33 and authorized operation of the switch 46. The operation of the switch 18 which effected the opening of the switch 13 opened the switches 15, I6. circuit between the lines I00, IOI, which pass the block 62 to remote alarm I02 as independently energized. It is thus clear that the disturbance other than operation by the authorized attendant, is automatically effective for a remote 20 alarm.

The line 94 as extending to the switch 18 hasbranch I03 extending to the bracket 62. From this bracket 62, the line I03 has branch I04 which may extend to floor switch 19 with line I05 there- 25 from back to the bracket 62 for connection by line 96 to the transformer 63 in completing the circuit. Thus the switch 19 may be effective as the switch 18 for opening the switch 13 by energizing the coil 66. Also connected to the line 30 I03 at the bracket 62, in addition to the line I04, is line I06 extending to remote switches I01, say about the store or place of business where other attendants may use such in emergency, as in the event of a raid or robbery.

From these switches I01, return lines I08 may extend for connection by the line 96 back to the transformer 63. It is thus seen that the switches 18, I9, I01, may be similarly eifective for this emergency safeguard.

In the event it is desired to use direct current instead of alternating, there may be supply lines I09, H9 (Fig. 10). Instead of the disconnecting or protective switches being on a lower voltage than the supply current, such may be connected 45.;

in at supply current voltage by cross-over III at the bracket 62. From the supply lines III), I09, line 92 extends directly to the two-way solenoid switch device having the coils 65, 66. The line IIO has therefrom line I I2 past switch II3 to the 50 resistance 51. By-passing this switch II3 is resistance II4 effecting voltage drop for the resistance 51. The resistance II4 opens the switch II3 as the circuit is closed for the resistance 51, thereby avoiding heating hazard at such coil and 55 effectively holding down the voltage therefor. It is thus seen that the switch I I3 passes current directly from the line II2 to the resistance 51 while the circuit to the resistance 51 is com pleted by closing switch 11. Upon closing switch 60 11, the resistance 51 is energized and with constant use there is a tendency for the resistance 51 to heat. In D. C. operations, to avoid any possibility of overheating, the resistance I I4 is placed in series with the bolt operating resistance 51. 65 The resistance I I4, as a solenoid, opens the switch I I3 simultaneously with the energizing of the resistance 51 so that immediately there is force Opening of the switch 16 breaks the 15 in shown as including a cash drawer, self-opening upon release. There is protection against such release in the matter of the latch to be electrically withdrawn by the operation of the coil 5?. Any cut-off of supply current precludes release of the latch for opening the drawer. There is authorized release by depression of button H, while supplemental thereto unauthorized or robbery motive is forestalled by operation of any of the switches l8, I9, I97. It is further important to note that this unauthorized or hazard safeguard brings about a precluding of even authorized access due to the hindrance requiring re-setting. This re-set is electrical. The coil 85 is a setting for authorized control, Coil 66 is a setting against the authorized or unauthorized control.

With the hindrance introduced such is requirement for re-set necessitating the holders of the keys for the respective locks 34, 35, jointly to effect withdrawal of the bolt 36 so that the panel or closure 33 may be moved from the opening ii 7 to permit operation of the re-setting switch 46, thus to energize the coil 55. In the event the burglarizing should include attack upon this 010- sure 33 any shifting of the locker involving the devices 34, 35, effects re-locker operation at the bolts =3! enhancing the protective value by introducing this additional hindrance against attack. As the re-set switch 46 is operated, the installation is in set-up for normal functioning by the authorized one depressing the button 'l'l. It is to be noted that the emergency or danger operations, if effective in any one of the switches 18, 19, I01, not only cuts out the authorized and unauthorized access to the repository drawer I? for keeping such in the casing or protective housing, but that there is the remote signal to the alarms I92 by the lines Hill, it. These are effective at cessation of current fiow.

What is claimed and it is desired to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A protective receptacle including a fixed housing and an openable member, a bolt for prebenting the opening of the member, a solenoid for withdrawing said bolt to release the member for opening movement, a circuit for said solenoid including a switch, opening and closing solenoids for opening and closing the switch, the first 5 named solenoid being operable only when the switch is closed.

2. A protective receptacle including a fixed housing and an openable member, a bolt for preventing the opening of the member, a solenoid 10 for withdrawing said bolt to release the member for opening movement, a circuit for said solenoid including a. switch, opening and closing solenoids for opening and closing the switch, and switch means movable in one direction for operating an opening solenoid and in the opposite direction for operating a closing solenoid, the first named solenoid being operable only when the switch is closed.

3. A protective receptacle including a fixed housing and an openable member, a bolt for preventing the opening of said member, a solenoid for withdrawing said bolt to release the member for opening movement, a, circuit for said solenoid including a switch, opening and closing solenoids for opening and closing the switch, and manually controlled means for resetting the switch, whereby the switch is rendered effective for protective control of the openable member through the bolt, the first named solenoid being operable only when the switch is closed.

4. A protective receptacle including a fixed housing and an openable member, holding means for preventing the opening of the member, a protective control device for the holding means in the housing, said control device including trip mechanism to release the holding means as to the openable member, mechanism for re-setting the released holding means including a solenoid, and a switch in said housing to control said solenoid, said holding means being operable to release the member for opening only when the latter mechanism has re-set the control device.

CHARLES F. MEILINK. 

